raten

[ˈʁaːtn̩]

/[ˈʁaːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“raten” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,067
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Rat geben/erteilen, empfehlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-raten · raten · German

raten · rank #4,067 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,067
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protest

Nearest frequency peer: Protest (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „raten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „raten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

raten vs Ren
40% similar
raten vs rote
60% similar
raten vs Rats
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for raten
PropertyValue
Headwordraten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁaːtn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,067
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „raten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ratenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Protest“ (#4,066), „riesige“ (#4,068), „Porno“ (#4,065). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „raten“ bei #4,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around raten (IPA [ˈʁaːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,067 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for raten, with forms such as "raetn", "ratenn", and "ratne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ren", "rote", "Rats", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is raten, spelled R-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Rat geben/erteilen, empfehlen
  2. 2
    versuchen zu erraten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how raten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich rate dir dazu, die Chance zu ergreifen.
  2. Er riet ihm gut zu.

Synonyms

empfehlennahelegenvorschlagenzuredenaufdeckenauflösenenträtselnknackenlösenherausbekommenherauskriegen

This word in other languages

advise(English)aconsejar(Español)conseiller(Français)aconselhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • raetn
  • ratenn
  • ratne
  • rraten
  • rtaen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

raetn2ratenn1ratne2rraten1rtaen2
Edit distance from "raten"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raten"?
"raten" is spelled R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaːtn̩].
What does "raten" mean?
As a verb, "raten" means: einen Rat geben/erteilen, empfehlen
What words are commonly confused with "raten"?
"raten" is commonly confused with "Ren", "rote", "Rats". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "raten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "raten" is [ˈʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "raten" come from?
"raten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "raten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Porno#4,065Motiv#4,060Virus#4,083Dreck#4,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list